![]() June 2022 was a mixed month versus May 2022 for port delay time. Port delays were mixed with other signs pointing to future congestion issues. The Port of Los Angeles came in second and Long Beach third, but dropped considerably in June by ~63,000 and ~21,000 TEUs respectively.įigure 2: Container Import Volume Shifts at Top 10 Ports The Port of New York/New Jersey retook the top spot at 460,414 TEUs in June up ~24,000 TEUs compared with May. ![]() Looking at five-month periods (see Figure 2), top West Coast ports (orange), with the exception of Long Beach and (barely) Seattle, experienced container throughput shifts to other ports, including on the East and Gulf Coasts. In June 2022, the top 10 represented 86.7% of all volume, compared with 85.1% in May 2022 and 86.1% year-on-year. The top 10 ports reversed the trend of losing business to smaller ports. The slight decline in container import volume in June 2022 versus May 2022 impacted smaller ports more, and the East and Gulf Coast ports continued to lead the West Coast ports in volume as importers continue to mitigate supply chain risk.Ĭomparing the top five West Coast ports to the top five East and Gulf Coast ports in June 2022 versus May 2022 shows that, of the total import container volume, the East dipped to 45.4% in June 2022 from 44.4% in May 2022, while the West edged slightly higher to 42.3% in June 2022 from 41.5% in May 2022.
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